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Clara Mae Ward (April 21, 1924 – January 16, 1973) was an American gospel singer who achieved great artistic and commercial success during the 1940s and 1950s, as leader of the Famous Ward Singers.
Clara Ward (* 21. April 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; † 16. Januar 1973 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war eine US-amerikanische Gospel-Sängerin, Komponistin und Arrangeurin. Mit ihrer Gesangsgruppe The Famous Ward Singers hatte sie vor allem in den 1940ern und 1950ern große Erfolge.
27. Nov. 2010 · 2K. 258K views 13 years ago. Clara Ward & The Ward Singers sings on The Flip Wilson Show in 1971 with a medley of songs like "Come On In My Room" (Clara), "I Sing Because I'm Happy"...
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By 1950, the Ward Singers were the hottest female gospel group in the land. Two of their songs— Surely God Is Able and Move Up a Little Higher , both released by Gotham that year—became major gospel hits, said to have sold more than a million copies each.
April 21, 1924 d. January 16, 1973. Widely acclaimed among the greatest soloists in gospel history, Clara Ward was also the subject of much criticism from purists – with her backing group the Ward Singers, she pushed gospel out of the church and into the nightclubs, infusing the music with a shot of glitz and glamour the likes of which had ...
Clara Ward & The Ward Singers – The Famous Ward Singers 1949-62 (2023, CD) - Discogs. Tracklist. Barcode and Other Identifiers. Barcode: 824046913922. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2023 CD release of "The Famous Ward Singers 1949-62" on Discogs.
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Clara Ward And Her Singers, The Clara Ward Singers Members : Adele Schofield , Alice Houston , Clara Ward , Esther Ford , Frances Steadman , Gertrude Ward , Henrietta Waddy , Kitty Parham , Marion Williams , Odessa Perkins , Shirley Wahls , Thelma Bumpess , Thelma Jackson , Willa Ward